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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
1
A bustling second floor shop offers a range of jackets and rain wraps priced from two to twenty dollars. The store markets jackets at various prices including 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.5, 8, 9, 10, 14.5 and up. Weather hints of frost appear with no snow yet as shoppers browse the wraps and outerwear.
MAST News lists Newmarkets line with prices from 5.00 to 25.00 and upward including children’s cloaks from 3.00 to 20.00. Foster Kid shoes praised as best fit, Buttericks fashions carried as authorized agents, fast black corset at 1.00, plus ribbons hosiery and general fashion items highlighted.
A Philadelphia store located at the corner of 5 West Cor University Avenue Douglas and Market streets is noted in a brief street listing. The entry lists the store's address and location for reference in a city directory.
Grand opening promotes a large selection of ladies and children wraps from $1 up and misses jackets at low prices. Highlights include seal plush jackets at $10 and a seal plush ladies sack at $25, with a limited supply. Daily musical recitals from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4. Each dollar spent earns a ticket for a grand drawing.
Advertisements tout a wide range of men’s and women’s winter undergarments in all sizes with bold claims of high quality at deep discounts. Shoppers are urged to buy now for substantial savings, noting prices are set to attract buyers and outpace cheaper alternatives.
A fragmented ad lists imported natural wool clothing and undergarments including cashmere, merino, balbrigg, scarlet underwear, and other wool products. It claims deep discounts and urges customers to buy at cost, promising large quantities and inexpensive prices with no profits.
Reports from Red Mem Eswouyi Salina and Fort Scott recount a fatal act of self harm at Fort Scott and a factory fire in California. The news item also notes connections to a Crimin compazion case and mentions Santa Fe coupons and architectural payics, all within a chaotic, fragmentary bulletin.
Western gossip from Ellsworth reports the deep harbor convention opening with Governor Evans chairing the permanent committee and Congressman Mansur named temporary chairman. Committees on business, credentials, and carriers are named. plans to carry Denver’s harbor program forward are outlined as delegates gather from multiple states.
The Texas delegation grows as numerous potential delegates are named today, including A deas, Pot, Lee, Hamilton, Seeley, Streeper, and others from Galveston, Fort Worth, Waco, and Denison, while New Mexico delegates Richard Mansfield and W Griffin from Santa Fe are among early entrants.
Special dispatch from Ellsworth Kansas reports crowds gathering for the Wichita and Sedgwick county delegation arrival to Ellsworth for a grand reunion. Burrton hosts a roundhouse and depot for the Midland route, while Bourbon County Fair opens with horses and fireworks, promising a festive week of events and decorations across the city.
Dispatches report scattered returns across Dakotas and Montana showing Republicans likely winning state tickets in the two Dakotas and a strong, though not yet complete, Republican edge in Montana. Prohibition carries in South Dakota, while Washington and New York political maneuvers hint at broader party cohesion. Manitoba-like turnout and North Dakota results suggest a GOP-dominant legislature in the southern state, with uncertainty in the north and statewide constitutional questions on prohibition and woman suffrage ongoing.
The dispute between J W Lawter and Binck over a Neversink boat escalates to capture and fire aboard. Captain Lowter reinstates control, a crew helps, and police arrest him amid a public melee. A remand follows on a murder charge as authorities tighten security and public interest rises.
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